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The day in photos, Feb. 7

John Brennan gestures during his Senate confirmation hearing to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington.

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John Brennan arrives to his Senate confirmation hearing as protestors hold signs in the background.

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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. Obama said he hopes they maintain the morning's bipartisan spirit a little longer.

Andrea Bocelli (right) sings during the National Prayer Breakfast, which was also attended by President Barack Obama (center) first lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden, in Washington.

President Barack Obama listens to keynote speaker Dr. Benjamin Carson at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.

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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (left) listens during testimony on the Defense Department's response on the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. A chart showing the timeline on various attacks in Benghazi is at right.

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Polly Gregory, 18, and Kait Haire, 19, theatre students at the George Washington University, react after learning that they won a trip to the Oscars during an Oscar Roadshow promotional event in front of the White House.

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Freshman Sen. William "Mo" Cowan (D-Ma.) rides the Senate Subway train with members of his family, sons Grant and Miles and his wife Stacy (right) after being sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cowan will fill the seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry until a special election in June.

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House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer of Md. (right) sits with other lawmakers as they listen to President Obama speak at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discusses his support for a package of proposed gun control legislation in Sacramento, Calif.

Indiana state senate president pro tem David C. Long (right) talks from the Indianapolis statehouse via video hookup to astronaut Kevin Ford, who is aboard the International Space Station. Ford is from Montpelier, Ind., and his older brother, David, was a state senator when he died of cancer in 2008.